Past events
Dealing with threats in tumultuous times: International security and cooperation
In this talk, General Mattis, former commander of US Central Command discusses the changing security environment. Drawing on his expertise at the highest levels of the US military and advising the US...
Intimate rivals Japanese domestic politics and a rising China with Sheila A. Smith from the Council on Foreign Relations
Presented by the National Security College and the Strategic & Defence Studies CentreDr Sheila Smith will discuss her new book, Intimate Rivals: Japanese Domestic Politics and a Rising China,...
Power Shift - John Garnaut in conversation with Hugh White
Five years ago, Hugh White lobbed a grenade into Australia's debate about the world with his Quarterly Essay 'Power Shift'. His subsequent book 'The China Choice' and the often strong reactions to it...
The Israeli urban warfare experience, 1967-2006
Listen to the podcast of this seminar here.
The nascent Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fought in urban areas during the country's war for independence in 1948 and has...
The 1970s and Australian foreign policy: echoes to today?
Featuring 'In Conversation':
The event will seek to broadly canvass the impact of the 1970s era on Australian foreign policy. It will explore why this decade was so...
Why is Russia a threat to world peace
Since Russia's invasion of Crimea and eastern Ukraine last year, President Putin has continued to have a belligerent and threatening stance. Although the West has imposed punishing...
Does the United States have an Asia strategy?
Four years after President Barack Obama announced the US 'pivot', the question continues to be asked 'Does the United States Have an Asia Strategy? In this lecture, Michael J. Green,...
SDSC Conference 2015: The Asia-Pacific War, 1931-1945
Global War Studies and the Strategic & Defence Studies Centre are pleased to announce an international conference on the Asia-Pacific War, 1931-1945 to be held at the...
Book launch: Beyond Surrender
Over the twentieth century 35,000 Australians suffered as prisoners of war in conflicts ranging from World War I to Korea. What was the reality of their captivity? Beyond Surrender co-...
Strategic diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula: ideals and reality
South Korea's strategic diplomacy is mainly geared towards China and the United States. South Korea seeks to strengthen its bilateral alliance with the U.S. without necessarily undermining its...
